Re: USB WiFi adapter doesn't work with Wheezy (but does work with Ubuntu)

[dclinton <dclinton@hcn-inc.com>]

On 14-02-28 10:16 AM, Klaus wrote:
> On 28/02/14 14:53, dclinton wrote:
> > On 14-02-27 03:13 PM, Klaus wrote:
> > > 3.12 *OR* newer :-)
> That's at least what I gathered from here: 
> <https://wikidevi.com/wiki/TP-LINK_TL-WDN4200>, though you also made 
> it working in your Ubuntu installation with kernel 3.11.
>
> > No. 3.12 is the latest (and, I believe, only) Yocto image available.
> Only? Didn't you show us something with "3.8.7-yocto-standard" 
> earlier? ;-)
I never actually thought about that numbering. Now that you mention it 
though, it seems to have nothing to do with the Linux kernel - Yocto 
itself is meant to enable embedding kernel images in non-mainstream 
hardware platforms.
> Have you checked the USB dongle with the 3.12 kernel, maybe on another
> Debian box (or virtual machine)?
> From your earlier post it wasn't clear whether this usb dongle 
> requires any firmware?
I'm still not 100% sure, but I'm beginning to suspect that the dongle 
does require firmware...which isn't good news.
Thanks,
>